Courgette Seeds Striato dItalia | Classic Italian Striped Zucchini

Striato d’Italia is the traditional striped Italian courgette: a vigorous, bushy plant that produces heavy crops of medium‑sized fruits over a long season. The courgettes are deep green with pale green stripes and slight ribbing, with a firm texture that holds well in the pan and a full, nutty flavour.​
Highly productive, each plant can yield several kilos of fruit, making it a favourite for home gardeners, kitchen gardeners and small market‑garden plots. The plants also carry plenty of flowers, which can be harvested for stuffed blossoms and other classic Italian recipes.​

Growing information

🌱 Sowing

• Sow indoors from March to April in pots or modules and plant out after the last frost, or sow direct outdoors from late May once the soil has warmed.​

• Use rich, fertile soil or compost and avoid disturbing the roots too much at transplanting time.

☀️ Light

• Needs full sun for best yields and flavour.​

💧 Watering

• Water generously, especially in dry spells and while fruits are swelling, aiming for deep, regular watering rather than light sprinkles.​

• Mulch around plants to help keep moisture in and reduce weeds.

🌡️ Germination

• Germinates in warm conditions, usually in 7–10 days at typical courgette sowing temperatures (around 18–24 °C).​

📏 Spacing & size

• Allow about 80–100 cm between plants in each direction to give the bush room to spread.​

• Plants are bush‑forming rather than trailing, but still quite large and leafy.

Bullet Technical Data

• 🌱 Sowing depth: 2–3 cm​

• 📅 Sow (Ireland): indoors March–April; plant out or sow direct late May–June once frost risk has passed​

• ☀️ Light: full sun​

• 🌡️ Germination: 7–10 days in warm conditions​

• 📏 Height/spread: bushy plants spreading to around 80–100 cm​

• 🪴 Spacing: approx. 80–100 cm between plants​

• ⏳ Harvest: from about 55–60 days after sowing; best picked at 15–20 cm long, though still good eating at 25–30 cm​